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The Latest Breaking News from Cancer

New test to tackle ‘staggering’ prostate cancer rates in Black men being developed

Black men are twice as likely to get prostate cancer compared to white men

The Independent UK

Scientists hope new test could aid detection of prostate cancer in black men

Prostate Cancer Research said that there is 'real potential' in the development of targeted genetic testing for the disease

Wales Online

Scots mum thought brain tumour symptoms were hay fever before medics discover golf ball sized mass

Brave mum-of-two Suzanne Davies was given just 12 months to live after being diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme in 2014 - but has beaten the odds to survive eight more years.

Daily Record

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NHS to test using drones to fly chemotherapy drugs to Isle of Wight

Trial will take treatments from Portsmouth to St Mary’s hospital and health service plans similar drops elsewhere in England

The Guardian - UK

NHS to trial drone delivery for chemotherapy drugs

The health service says using a drone will cut the delivery time from four hours to 30 minutes for the Isle of Wight pilot scheme.

The Independent UK

More patients sent for cancer checks than before Covid - but performance remains below NHS targets

NHS trusts in Merseyside continue to perform significantly better than the national average

Liverpool Echo

Heartbreak as 'real-life superhero', 4, dies after lump in knee turns out to be cancer

Four year old Lee-Joshua Hodgson has passed away after batting from an extremely rare and aggressive cancer, as his parents have opened up about how he changed the community for good

Daily Mirror

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'Brave' girl from Bristol given shock cancer diagnosis

It started when her parents noticed a dark spot in her mouth

Bristol Post

Male dogs are more likely to develop contagious nose cancer from sniffing other dogs' genitals

Normally we don’t think of cancer as an infectious disease – but what if we told you there is a contagious cancer, thousands of years old? This cancer is not, however, caused by transmission of a virus. These are cancer cells that can be physically passed on between dogs.

The Conversation

First Dates' Merlin Griffiths issues 'painful' health update from hospital bed

Merlin was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year

Liverpool Echo

Blood test could predict future risk of leukaemia, study suggests

Identifying those most at risk could mean it is possible for them to receive treatment earlier.

The Independent UK

Does sunscreen expire, what does SPF mean and which type is best?

Keep your skin protected as temperatures rise this weekend

The Independent UK

RTE weather woman Nuala Carey opens up about loss of her father Maurice

Maurice passed away in 2018 from pancreatic cancer

Irish Mirror

Woman keeps McDonald's burger bag in car for two years to remember special last moment

Stephanie Painter, 25, from Virginia, US, fed her 13-year-old dog Chevy a McDonald's burger for his last supper before he died of cancer - then couldn't bear to part with the paper bag and kept it as a memento in her boot

Daily Mirror

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First Dates' Merlin has more surgery as he calls bowel cancer battle 'painful and ugly'

First Dates star Merlin Griffiths - who appears as a barman on the series - has been inundated with support after undergoing surgery during his bowel cancer battle

Daily Mirror

'Dame Deborah James saved my life, I can't thank her enough'

Teresa Whitfield saw Dame Deborah James on television back in 2018, and she believes its the reason she is still alive today

Daily Record

'Iconic personality' Andy Goram helped raise bowel cancer awareness after diagnosis, says charity boss

Martin Cawley, chief executive of the Beatson Cancer Charity, praised Goram for helping to raise awareness before his death on Saturday.

Liverpool Echo

Heartbreak as 'real-life superhero' dies, aged 4, after cancer battle

Baby Lee touched the hearts of Liverpool and beyond as he became Kirkby's "real-life superhero"

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The Independent UK

Andy Goram speaking out about cancer helped raise awareness, says charity chief

Martin Cawley, CEO of the Beatson Charity, said public figures like Andy Goram speaking out can ‘only be a good thing’.

The Independent UK

Woman given one year to live is now cancer-free after experimental treatment

Jasmin David took part in a clinical trial with experimental medicines

Wales Online

The 'silent changes' that could be a sign of skin cancer

There is an ABCDE checklist that could help protect you

Evening Standard

Thank you, Princess Kate — here's how to talk to someone with cancer

Lucy King says many friends avoided her after her cancer news in 2020 for fear of saying the wrong thing. Here, the campaigner offers five tips for speaking to someone with the disease (spoiler: saying something is always better than nothing)

Daily Record

Spider-Man star Tom Holland makes young Lanarkshire girl's dream come true

WATCH: The Hollywood actor took a break from filming to give a message to the nine-year-old who is battling cancer

Wales Online

Family's lives 'on hold' after daughter, 6, gets devastating cancer diagnosis

Alarm bells rang when young Lexi-May came back from school and said "her side was hurting"

Glasgow Live

Spider-Man Tom Holland's 'awesome' surprise for 9-year-old superfan battling cancer

Little Faye Taylor had the thrill of her life when her hero took her on a video tour of the New York apartment where is staying while filming his latest movie..

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